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Night Soil: The Logistics of Collecting Night Soil
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TitleNight Soil: The Logistics of Collecting Night SoilDate Created2019IntervieweePeter BirdJeff FranklinInterviewerMelanie RushCamera & AudioAlana PatersonFilm EditorAlana PatersonDistributor / StudioPicture IpswichAcknowledgementPeter BirdJeff FranklinCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates [1] DescriptionAn oral history with Ipswich City Council Waste Services employees Peter Bird and Jeff Franklin, on the logistics of collecting night soil. Prior to the installation of sewage pipes, residents relied on outhouses, also known as the "backyard dunny" and "thunderbox", when nature called.Reference IDLogistics & Collecting.mp4Asset TypeDocumentaries - MP4Music, Audio and Video (Trove mapping field)oralRecording Length0:08:26Copyright NoticeThis licence lets you download, redistribute, translate, and remix the work, for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes only.
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If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright InformationPeople & FamiliesPeter BirdJeff FranklinSubjectsNight soilOuthousesWaste services TranscriptionNight SoilCurated CollectionsNight Soil & OuthousesOral HistoriesDefining Tulmur | IpswichStaff
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